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”That jazz” is referring to a miracle in music that happened in the beginning of 1900s when people from a big variation of ethnical and cultural background inspired each other to play in a new fashion. Luckily all this coincided with the development of new inventions like the phonograph recordings, photography and film so that it became in part documented and still can be enjoyed today. In my early teens I happened to be exposed to ”that jazz” and it struck a string deep within me that has kept vibrating ever since.

Paul Bocciolone Strandberg

NEW Series: From the Studio and From the Record Shelves

Today’s Tune:

From the Record Shelves #336

Original Dixieland One-Step

LP Jazzology J-5

Arranged Dixieland with the usual repertoire is normally not my cup of tea, but when it’s as here played by some veterans of a status like Frank Signorelli, Jimmy Lytell, Miff Mole, and Chauncey Morehouse on piano, clarinet, trombone, and drums, respectively, I listen with rueful respect and interest. All were members of some of the best groups in the classic jazz period and made substantial contributions to the development of the music.

Miff Mole’s own playing falls somewhere in between his robust, effective ensemble style of the early twenties with five-piece groups and the elegant, versatile solo style that he exposed later in the decade.

Lee Castle on trumpet and Jack Lesberg on bass complete the ensemble called “Miff Mole and his All Stars.”

Maybe not an immortal performance, but good enough entertainment to go with the morning cup of coffee.

Radioprogram (Swedish):

Radio Swingtime 100 – 1 november 2002

MY PRETTY GIRL - Radio Swingtime 100MY PRETTY GIRL – Nu är vi framme vid det näst sista avsnittet i denna unika radioprogramserie. Vi gläds åt livaktig jazz från New Orleans med Oliver Naylor och Halfway House Orchestra, vi njuter av Fletcher Hendersons fina orkester med arrangemang av (…) lyssna på radioprogramlyssna på Radio Swingtime 100

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Latest CDs:

Sensational CD with Narcisse Jazz Band

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Paul and His Gang – new CD Live in USA and Canada

Paul and His Gang CD Live in USA and Canada Paul and his Gang was founded in Malmoe, Sweden by Paul Bocciolone Strandberg in 1990. At the most prestigious jazz festival for “old style jazz” in Breda, Holland they won the first prize in 1992. Their genuine interpretations of early jazz created an interest also in the US where (…) view the CDMore about Paul and His Gang CD Live in USA and Canada

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“Remembering” CD

remembering_front I’m proud to present a new double-CD in co-operation with jazzarkivet. The production is a retrospective collection of recordings and presents two of my most successful bands, Scaniazz (CD 1) and The Absalon Orchestra (CD 2), covering the period from 1975 until 1988 (…) continue readingRemembering CD

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